Chicago Cubs' Tsuyoshi Wada hits a sacrifice bunt in the third inning of a baseball game against …

As planned, the Cubs called up right-hander Dallas Beeler to make his second major league start in Cincinnati on Wednesday. They optioned left-hander Chris Rusin to Iowa to open a spot.

Beeler made his debut in the first game of a doubleheader against Washington on June 28, allowing one unearned run in six innings. Right-hander Kyle Hendricks will make his debut on Thursday in the final game of the series.

The Cubs are trying to figure out who's in the rotation since they traded starters Jeff Samardzija and Jason Hammel to Oakland for a package of prospects. Left-hander Tsuyoshi Wada made his debut on Wednesday in the second game of the doubleheader and allowed an unearned run in five innings. He returned to Iowa a day later.

''At times, there's the beginning of change, so to speak,'' Renteria said. ''The trade sends a ripple effect through the minor league system.

Bill Schweitzer, a lawyer for the American League and Major League Baseball for more than two decades, died Tuesday. Schweitzer's death was announced by BakerHostetler, the law firm he had worked for since 1973. He was managing partner of the … More »

With large, glowing red numbers, the timer on the center-field wall at Goodyear Ballpark ticked down Tuesday, counting off seconds and ushering in change. Major League Baseball introduced its new pace of play initiatives during five exhibition … More »

Yoenis Cespedes hit a grand slam in his first game for Detroit, Ian Kinsler added a three-run homer and the Tigers routed the Baltimore Orioles 15-2 Tuesday in a spring training opener. The Tigers got the slugger from Boston in an offseason trade. … More »

TAMPA, Fla. (AP) -- The New York Yankees say they have fired a part-time ticker seller accused by Curt Schilling of making offensive comments on Twitter about the daughter of the former Boston pitcher. … More »

World Series MVP Madison Bumgarner was roughed up in his exhibition debut, and Marcus Semien hit a pair of home runs as the Oakland Athletics opened their new spring training home by beating the champion San Francisco Giants 9-4 Tuesday. Bumgarner … More »